--- VirtualBox-4.0.0_OSE/configure
+++ VirtualBox-4.0.0_OSE/configure
@@ -2527,7 +2527,6 @@
   check_compiler_h
   [ "$BUILD_MACHINE" = "amd64" -a $WITH_VMMRAW -eq 1 ] && check_32bit
   # tools/common/makeself*
-  [ $OSE -ge 1 ] && check_makeself
 fi
 
 [ -n "$SETUP_WINE" ] && setup_wine
